Exploding Plastic Inevitable
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Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events in the mid-1960s that combined live music, film projections, performance art, and light shows, most famously featuring The Velvet Underground under the direction of Andy Warhol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Exploding Plastic Inevitable canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Exploding Plastic Inevitable Context triple: [Andy Warhol, notableWork, Exploding Plastic Inevitable]
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A.
Rattle and Hum
Rattle and Hum is a 1988 U2 album and companion documentary film that blends live performances, studio recordings, and explorations of American musical roots.
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B.
The Relapse
The Relapse is a Restoration comedy play by English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, first performed in 1696 and known for its witty satire of marriage and morality.
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C.
Eno Division
Eno Division is one of the main management and research sections of Duke Forest in North Carolina, encompassing forested land along the Eno River used for education, conservation, and scientific study.
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D.
Electric Circus
Electric Circus is a critically acclaimed 2002 experimental hip hop album by American rapper Common, noted for its eclectic fusion of genres and ambitious, boundary-pushing production.
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E.
Surfacing
Surfacing is a 1972 novel by Margaret Atwood that blends psychological mystery with feminist and environmental themes as it follows a woman’s search for her missing father in rural Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exploding Plastic Inevitable Target entity description: Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events in the mid-1960s that combined live music, film projections, performance art, and light shows, most famously featuring The Velvet Underground under the direction of Andy Warhol.
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A.
Rattle and Hum
Rattle and Hum is a 1988 U2 album and companion documentary film that blends live performances, studio recordings, and explorations of American musical roots.
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B.
The Relapse
The Relapse is a Restoration comedy play by English architect and dramatist John Vanbrugh, first performed in 1696 and known for its witty satire of marriage and morality.
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C.
Eno Division
Eno Division is one of the main management and research sections of Duke Forest in North Carolina, encompassing forested land along the Eno River used for education, conservation, and scientific study.
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D.
Electric Circus
Electric Circus is a critically acclaimed 2002 experimental hip hop album by American rapper Common, noted for its eclectic fusion of genres and ambitious, boundary-pushing production.
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E.
Surfacing
Surfacing is a 1972 novel by Margaret Atwood that blends psychological mystery with feminist and environmental themes as it follows a woman’s search for her missing father in rural Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic event series
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multimedia performance series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | EPI ⓘ |
| associatedArtist |
Barbara Rubin
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Edie Sedgwick ⓘ Gerard Malanga ⓘ Mary Woronov ⓘ Nico ⓘ |
| associatedBand | The Velvet Underground ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
avant-garde
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experimental film ⓘ multimedia art ⓘ pop art ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Andy Warhol ⓘ |
| director | Andy Warhol ⓘ |
| endTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| featuredWork |
films by Andy Warhol
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films by Paul Morrissey ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental rock performance
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multimedia performance ⓘ psychedelic light show ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
experimentation with perception
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sensory overload ⓘ urban underground culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
multimedia rock performances
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psychedelic concert culture ⓘ rock concert light shows ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Nico
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The Velvet Underground ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground
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integration of rock music and avant-garde film ⓘ use of multiple simultaneous projections ⓘ |
| notableVenue |
Café Bizarre, New York City
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The Dom, New York City ⓘ |
| partOf | Andy Warhol’s Factory scene ⓘ |
| startTime | 1966 ⓘ |
| tourLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Los Angeles ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
dance performance
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film projections ⓘ light show ⓘ live music ⓘ performance art ⓘ slide projections ⓘ sound collage ⓘ strobe lights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Exploding Plastic Inevitable Description of subject: Exploding Plastic Inevitable was a series of multimedia events in the mid-1960s that combined live music, film projections, performance art, and light shows, most famously featuring The Velvet Underground under the direction of Andy Warhol.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Dom (New York City)